Maypacius roeweri
| Roewer's Maypacius nursery-web spider | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pisauridae |
| Genus: | Maypacius |
| Species: | M. roeweri
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| Binomial name | |
| Maypacius roeweri | |
Maypacius roeweri is a spider species in the family Pisauridae.[2] The species is commonly known as Roewer's Maypacius nursery-web spider.[3]
Distribution
Maypacius roeweri has been recorded from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species has been sampled from three provinces: Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species makes sheet-webs in vegetation and is active at night.[3]
It has been sampled from the Savanna biome at altitudes ranging from 295 to 1146 m.[3]
Description
Conservation
Maypacius roeweri is listed as Least Concern due to its wide geographical range in Africa. The species is protected in Blouberg Nature Reserve, Tswaing Nature Reserve, and Kruger National Park. There are no significant threats to the species.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Blandin in 1975 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is known only from the male.[1]
References
- ^ a b Blandin, P. (1975). "Etudes sur les Pisauridae africaines III. Les espèces des genres Perenethis L. Koch, 1878 et Maypacius Simon, 1898 (Araneae - Pisauridae - Pisaurinae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 89 (2): 376–393.
- ^ "Maypacius roeweri Blandin, 1975". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 38. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.